SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SCA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC of PORT TOWNSEND, WA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
SCA
Location
PORT TOWNSEND, WA
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC HIN FAQ
What does a SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SCA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC still in business?
USCG records list SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC of PORT TOWNSEND, WA in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "SMALL CRAFT ADVISOR INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sca, last verified 2026-06-12.